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The Obama administration is imposing sanctions on several Chinese, Iranian and North Korean companies for violating arms export regulations governing missile technology and other proliferation activities.

The government's acknowledgment of the problem is a victory for environmentalists, who say the rate of defects is highest in coal-producing regions.

Chinese officials told the state media that birth defects are increasing at an alarming rate and that a major reason was degradation of the environment.
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A group celebrating a birthday shot off fireworks at their table and set fire to a bar in China's Fujian province, leading to the deaths of 15 people, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The city of Yangshuo is a gateway to some of China's most remarkable scenery. The dramatic landscapes along the Li River are a backpacker's haven.

Debut novelist Yiyun Li on her new book about political killings in China.

Rights manifesto distributed online slowly gains ground despite government efforts to quash it.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said the country's 8% economic growth target for this year is "extremely difficult" but still attainable.

Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Ox with raucous celebrations on Sunday, despite gloom about the economy, setting off firecrackers in the streets and sending fireworks into the sky.

A woman from China's far northwest has died from bird flu, health authorities said Saturday, making her the country's fourth fatality from the deadly avian influenza so far this year.

A Chinese central banker denounced accusations by U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner that China was manipulating its yuan currency, calling them misleading and warning against "excuses" for protectionism.